Great Job Bulldogs! at Saturdays Prairie Chess Series #1 we are in contention for the top school in both the K-2 and K-5 sections. The trick is to get the most players to attend. The more players the more points our school will get. Each game a student wins, it counts for the school teams total, so even if you come and only win one game, you help our teams total. I would also have to say that even though we may not have had the most players from one school we are either in first or second place of these sections.
The Barber/Denker qualifying tournament is this weekend (see last weeks post) or go to www.iowachess.org and you will find information. It is in Iowa City at Kirkwood community college, it is a great opportunity for good chess!
On the Ladder this morning, Barry Vigil again defended his title against two players. Yulong, you will have first chance at Barry next week. We welcome Sachiko Goto and J.J. Brown to the club, which brings us up to 54 members. It is getting crowded in the library these days,
1 +5 12 0 Barry vigil
2 0 13 0 Andy Luo
3 +44 4 0 Eric (Yo Yo) Liu
4 +4 15 0 Nathan Wei
5 0 15 0 Aaron Smith
6 -5 21 0 Yulong Shao
7 -3 19 0 Andrey Arshava
8 +4 19 0 Jack Gray
9 -6 16 0 Liam Willett
10 -3 9 0 Vladimir Tivanski
11 -2 8 0 Justin Pieper
12 -2 14 0 Benjamin Zhang
13 0 7 0 Jacob Vigil
14 -3 15 0 Joseph Vigil
15 -1 3 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
16 +5 4 0 Alexandra Curtu
17 +1 5 0 Karina Li
18 -1 7 0 Thomas Pierce
19 -4 7 0 Miranda Feng
20 +11 5 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
21 +5 12 0 Sebastian Cochran
22 +10 2 0 Richard Yang
23 -4 11 0 Mohana Sunkara
24 -8 8 0 Defne Bayman
25 -5 6 0 Eric Pieper
26 -4 2 0 Yifan Zhai
27 -4 2 0 Xinyu Wang
28 -4 6 0 Sanjeev Sarin
29 -4 6 0 Laurel Haverkamp
30 +22 1 0 Diana Tivanski
31 -4 9 0 Jimin Jung
32 -4 6 0 Noah Willett
33 -4 6 0 Jikun, (Bob) Zhang
34 -4 1 0 Sabrina Du
35 -2 2 0 Reece Yang
36 -2 4 0 Emerson Bennett
37 +3 3 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
38 -3 3 0 Connor Houtman
39 -2 5 0 Josh Greene
40 -4 8 0 Evan Green
41 +4 10 0 Jim Li
42 -4 0 3 Amelia Stevens
43 -4 2 0 Tommy Stevens
44 -3 2 0 Emma Zheng
45 -3 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
46 -3 1 1 Ryan Goodman
47 -3 1 1 Joey Goodman
48 -2 2 0 David Zhou
49 -1 1 0 Akhil Bharanidhar
50 -1 1 0 Ajay Bharanidhar
51 -1 1 0 Yeon (Jay) Lim
52 -1 0 0 YoonJi (Beth) Lim
53 0 0 0 Sachiko Goto
54 0 0 0 J.J. Brown
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Chess Tournaments Galore!
Good Morning! Welcome back from Winter Break.
Chess "Season" is in full swing! There will be a tournament a week for most of Jan/Feb (see below)
We welcomed 5 new members this morning. Barry Vigil defended the top of the ladder with a win over Yulong Shao and a draw vs Andy Luo who moved up to the second spot. Big mover of the day was Diana Tivanski who won her first game at the club and jumped up to the 30 spot. I played a game with Eric Pieper who rascally stole my queen in the early going but failed to capitalize and the game ended without a conclusion, Eric was ahead by a pawn, although I had his king pretty well pinned down, good play Eric.
Also! Write down your games! at the next tournament if you write down your games we can analyze them at chess club next Wednesday with my chess software! It is a whole lot of fun and we can see where mistakes and brilliant moments are in your games!
Here is the chess ladder and below that is tournament info
1 +5 10 0 Barry vigil
2 0 12 0 Andy Luo
3 +44 4 0 Eric (Yo Yo) Liu
4 +4 14 0 Nathan Wei
5 0 14 0 Aaron Smith
6 -2 17 0 Andrey Arshava
7 -6 19 0 Yulong Shao
8 +4 18 0 Jack Gray
9 -6 15 0 Liam Willett
10 -3 8 0 Vladimir Tivanski
11 -2 8 0 Justin Pieper
12 -2 14 0 Benjamin Zhang
13 0 7 0 Jacob Vigil
14 -3 15 0 Joseph Vigil
15 -1 3 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
16 +5 4 0 Alexandra Curtu
17 +1 5 0 Karina Li
18 -1 7 0 Thomas Pierce
19 -4 7 0 Miranda Feng
20 +11 5 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
21 +5 12 0 Sebastian Cochran
22 +10 2 0 Richard Yang
23 -4 11 0 Mohana Sunkara
24 -8 8 0 Defne Bayman
25 -5 6 0 Eric Pieper
26 -4 2 0 Yifan Zhai
27 -4 2 0 Xinyu Wang
28 -4 6 0 Sanjeev Sarin
29 -4 6 0 Laurel Haverkamp
30 +22 1 0 Diana Tivanski
31 -4 8 0 Jimin Jung
32 -4 6 0 Noah Willett
33 -4 5 0 Jikun, (Bob) Zhang
34 -4 1 0 Sabrina Du
35 -2 2 0 Reece Yang
36 -2 4 0 Emerson Bennett
37 -2 2 0 Connor Houtman
38 -1 5 0 Josh Greene
39 +6 9 0 Jim Li
40 -4 6 0 Evan Green
41 -3 0 3 Amelia Stevens
42 -3 2 0 Tommy Stevens
43 -3 2 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
44 -3 2 0 Emma Zheng
45 -3 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
46 -3 1 1 Ryan Goodman
47 -3 1 1 Joey Goodman
48 -2 2 0 David Zhou
49 -1 1 0 Akhil Bharanidhar
50 -1 0 0 Ajay Bharanidhar
51 -1 1 0 Yeon (Jay) Lim
52 -1 0 0 YoonJi (Beth) Lim
Jan 12, 2013
2013 Prairie Chess Series, Tournament #1 (USCF Rated)
The first of three tournaments (1/12, 2/16, 3/16). With the availability of the USCF 3 month trial membership, all three tournaments of the 2013 Prairie Chess Series are rated and will require USCF membership. Four sections will be held: K-2, K-5, K-8, and K-12. Sections K-2 and K-5 will play 5 Games with time control of 30 minutes per player per game. Sections K-8 and K-12 will play 4 games with time control of 45 minutes per player per game. Where: Prairie Creek Intermediate School ,401 76th Avenue ,(School Cafeteria) ,Cedar Rapids ,IA 52404 Reg: On-site registration ends at 9:45 am. Rounds: K-2 and K-5: Round 1 at 10:15 am, Round 2 at 11:15 am, Lunch, Round 3 at 1:00 pm, Rounds 4 & 5 ASAP (estimated finish: 3:30, then trophies). K-8 an K-12: Round 1 at 10:15, Lunch, Round 2 at 12: 15 pm, Rounds 3 & 4 ASAP (estimated finish, 4:30 pm). Entry Fee: 10 if registered before tournament (per date). $15 on site. $25 for all three tournaments if register for all three in advance. Prize Info: Tournament Trophies and Series Trophies for K-12, K-8, K-5, and K-2 Sections:
Individual Tournament Trophies
The next weekend is the Barber/Denker tournament in Iowa City!
Jan 19, 2013
2013 Iowa Denker (Grades 9-12) & Barber (Grades K-8) Qualifying Tournament
The Iowa State Chess Association is pleased to host Denker and Barber qualifying event to determine the High School and Grade K-8 Champion. The Denker is open to high school students (9-12) only. Barber is open to students in grades K-8 only. Champions have the right to represent Iowa in the 2013 Denker Tournament of High School Champions and Barber K-8 State Champions to be held in Madison, Wisconsin, in August, 2013. Students must be under 19 as of 9/1/2013. In the case of a tie for first place, a match will be held at mutually agreed upon time to determine the representative to the national event Where: Iowa City ,Kirkwood Community College - Iowa City Campus ,1816 Lower Muscatine Road ,Iowa City ,IA 52240 Reg: On-site registration will be from 9:00 to 9:45 am on the day of the tournament. Rounds: 4 games - 60 minutes per player per game. Games at 10:00, 12:30, Games 3 & 4 ASAP. If there are less than 8 players, TD reserves the right to cancel round 4. Entry Fee: $10 if registered by 1/17/2013, $15 at site. Pre-register by contacting James Hodina at james.hodina@chessiniowa on or before 1/26/2011. Please include Name, USCF ID #, and grade. Prize Info: Trophies to Top 5 Overall. Denker: Top scores for USCF U1200, U1000, U800, U600 & Unrated. Barber: Top scores for USCF U1000, U800, U600, U400 & Unrated. Medals for first time tournament players US Chess Federation (USCF) membership required. On-Site Available. Send Entry Fee to: Submit to: James Hodina, 3411 Blue Pt. Ct. SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404. Email: james.hodina@chessiniowa.org (register by email and then pay on-site is acceptable). Include Name, USCF ID, Section, and School with your registration. Additional Info: Half-point bye available any round if requested before Rd 1.
Chess "Season" is in full swing! There will be a tournament a week for most of Jan/Feb (see below)
We welcomed 5 new members this morning. Barry Vigil defended the top of the ladder with a win over Yulong Shao and a draw vs Andy Luo who moved up to the second spot. Big mover of the day was Diana Tivanski who won her first game at the club and jumped up to the 30 spot. I played a game with Eric Pieper who rascally stole my queen in the early going but failed to capitalize and the game ended without a conclusion, Eric was ahead by a pawn, although I had his king pretty well pinned down, good play Eric.
Also! Write down your games! at the next tournament if you write down your games we can analyze them at chess club next Wednesday with my chess software! It is a whole lot of fun and we can see where mistakes and brilliant moments are in your games!
Here is the chess ladder and below that is tournament info
1 +5 10 0 Barry vigil
2 0 12 0 Andy Luo
3 +44 4 0 Eric (Yo Yo) Liu
4 +4 14 0 Nathan Wei
5 0 14 0 Aaron Smith
6 -2 17 0 Andrey Arshava
7 -6 19 0 Yulong Shao
8 +4 18 0 Jack Gray
9 -6 15 0 Liam Willett
10 -3 8 0 Vladimir Tivanski
11 -2 8 0 Justin Pieper
12 -2 14 0 Benjamin Zhang
13 0 7 0 Jacob Vigil
14 -3 15 0 Joseph Vigil
15 -1 3 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
16 +5 4 0 Alexandra Curtu
17 +1 5 0 Karina Li
18 -1 7 0 Thomas Pierce
19 -4 7 0 Miranda Feng
20 +11 5 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
21 +5 12 0 Sebastian Cochran
22 +10 2 0 Richard Yang
23 -4 11 0 Mohana Sunkara
24 -8 8 0 Defne Bayman
25 -5 6 0 Eric Pieper
26 -4 2 0 Yifan Zhai
27 -4 2 0 Xinyu Wang
28 -4 6 0 Sanjeev Sarin
29 -4 6 0 Laurel Haverkamp
30 +22 1 0 Diana Tivanski
31 -4 8 0 Jimin Jung
32 -4 6 0 Noah Willett
33 -4 5 0 Jikun, (Bob) Zhang
34 -4 1 0 Sabrina Du
35 -2 2 0 Reece Yang
36 -2 4 0 Emerson Bennett
37 -2 2 0 Connor Houtman
38 -1 5 0 Josh Greene
39 +6 9 0 Jim Li
40 -4 6 0 Evan Green
41 -3 0 3 Amelia Stevens
42 -3 2 0 Tommy Stevens
43 -3 2 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
44 -3 2 0 Emma Zheng
45 -3 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
46 -3 1 1 Ryan Goodman
47 -3 1 1 Joey Goodman
48 -2 2 0 David Zhou
49 -1 1 0 Akhil Bharanidhar
50 -1 0 0 Ajay Bharanidhar
51 -1 1 0 Yeon (Jay) Lim
52 -1 0 0 YoonJi (Beth) Lim
Jan 12, 2013
2013 Prairie Chess Series, Tournament #1 (USCF Rated)
The first of three tournaments (1/12, 2/16, 3/16). With the availability of the USCF 3 month trial membership, all three tournaments of the 2013 Prairie Chess Series are rated and will require USCF membership. Four sections will be held: K-2, K-5, K-8, and K-12. Sections K-2 and K-5 will play 5 Games with time control of 30 minutes per player per game. Sections K-8 and K-12 will play 4 games with time control of 45 minutes per player per game. Where: Prairie Creek Intermediate School ,401 76th Avenue ,(School Cafeteria) ,Cedar Rapids ,IA 52404 Reg: On-site registration ends at 9:45 am. Rounds: K-2 and K-5: Round 1 at 10:15 am, Round 2 at 11:15 am, Lunch, Round 3 at 1:00 pm, Rounds 4 & 5 ASAP (estimated finish: 3:30, then trophies). K-8 an K-12: Round 1 at 10:15, Lunch, Round 2 at 12: 15 pm, Rounds 3 & 4 ASAP (estimated finish, 4:30 pm). Entry Fee: 10 if registered before tournament (per date). $15 on site. $25 for all three tournaments if register for all three in advance. Prize Info: Tournament Trophies and Series Trophies for K-12, K-8, K-5, and K-2 Sections:
Individual Tournament Trophies
- K-2: 1st - 3rd Overall, U400 (Top Score), U200 (Top 2 Scores), Unrated (Top 2 Scores);
- K-5: 1st - 6th Overall, Top score U600, 400, 200, and Unrated;
- K-8: 1st-6th Overall, Top Score U800, U600, U400, Unrated;
- K-12: 1st-3rd Overall, U800, U600, Unrated.
- First Tournament Players:Medals for all players participating in their first USCF Rated Tournament.
- Team Trophies:Top three team scores for K-2, K-5, K-8, and K-12
- Individual Trophies: Trophies awarded for same categories as individual tournament trophies (only bigger)
The next weekend is the Barber/Denker tournament in Iowa City!
Jan 19, 2013
2013 Iowa Denker (Grades 9-12) & Barber (Grades K-8) Qualifying Tournament
The Iowa State Chess Association is pleased to host Denker and Barber qualifying event to determine the High School and Grade K-8 Champion. The Denker is open to high school students (9-12) only. Barber is open to students in grades K-8 only. Champions have the right to represent Iowa in the 2013 Denker Tournament of High School Champions and Barber K-8 State Champions to be held in Madison, Wisconsin, in August, 2013. Students must be under 19 as of 9/1/2013. In the case of a tie for first place, a match will be held at mutually agreed upon time to determine the representative to the national event Where: Iowa City ,Kirkwood Community College - Iowa City Campus ,1816 Lower Muscatine Road ,Iowa City ,IA 52240 Reg: On-site registration will be from 9:00 to 9:45 am on the day of the tournament. Rounds: 4 games - 60 minutes per player per game. Games at 10:00, 12:30, Games 3 & 4 ASAP. If there are less than 8 players, TD reserves the right to cancel round 4. Entry Fee: $10 if registered by 1/17/2013, $15 at site. Pre-register by contacting James Hodina at james.hodina@chessiniowa on or before 1/26/2011. Please include Name, USCF ID #, and grade. Prize Info: Trophies to Top 5 Overall. Denker: Top scores for USCF U1200, U1000, U800, U600 & Unrated. Barber: Top scores for USCF U1000, U800, U600, U400 & Unrated. Medals for first time tournament players US Chess Federation (USCF) membership required. On-Site Available. Send Entry Fee to: Submit to: James Hodina, 3411 Blue Pt. Ct. SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404. Email: james.hodina@chessiniowa.org (register by email and then pay on-site is acceptable). Include Name, USCF ID, Section, and School with your registration. Additional Info: Half-point bye available any round if requested before Rd 1.
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